Department of Family Studies and Community Development

Faculty and Staff Cynthia Vejar, Ph.D. Lecturer Office:   College of Liberal Arts Building, Room 2344 Phone:   410-704-4202 Fax:   410-704-3612 E-mail:   cvejar@towson.edu

Education

Ph.D.: Counselor Education, Virginia Tech
M.A.: Psychological Services, Guidance Counseling, Marymount University
B.A.: Psychology, George Mason University

Courses Taught

FMST 101 Introduction to Family Studies

FMST 201 Family Resources

FMST 297 Preparing Human Service Workers: Pre-Internship

FMST 301 Family Relationships

FMST 302 Theories of Family Functioning

FMST 397 Internship in Family Studies

Research/Professional Interests

• At-risk communities
• Conflict resolution
• Gang involvement
• Career counseling
• Generational cohorts

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Journal Publications

Vejar, C. M., Quach, A.S. (2013, in press). Sex slavery in Thailand. Social Development Issues Journal, 35 (2).

Vejar, C., Oravecz, L., & Hall, D. (2010). Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Argument Resolution, Unity, and Love in Same-Sex Headed Families. Journal of GLBT Family Studies, 7.

Vejar, C. M., Madison-Colmore, O., & ter Maat, M. (2006). Understanding the transition from career to fulltime motherhood: A qualitative study. American Journal of Family Therapy, 34 (1), 17-31.

Vejar, C. M. (2005). Review of A Guide to Self-Help Workbooks for Mental Health Clinicians and Researchers, 13 (4), 508-510.  The Family Journal.  

Ebscohost Publications

• A Synopsis on “Hunters and Gatherers”
• Birth Order and Educational Implication
• Critical Thinking: An Academic Perspective
• Cross-Societal Contact
• Durkheim and the Normalization of Deviance
• Durkheim: The Structure and Function of Society
• Epistemology: The Theory of Knowledge
• Ethnic Nationalism
• Freud’s Structural Model of the Psyche
• Generation Y: Past Influences and Present Educational Considerations
• Human Trafficking
• Intelligence and the Plight of the Average Student
• Malthus and Population Growth
• Marriage Patterns
• Max Weber: Religious Ideals and Societal Ramifications
• Mental Illness and Education
• Multicultural Education: Issues of Class
• Primordialism
• Retirement
• School Programs that Address Teen Prevention, Pregnancy, and Parenthood
• School Size
• Social Control
• Social Institutions in Postmodern Society
• Social Psychology
• Substance Abuse
• Symbolic Interactionism: A Theoretical Overview
• The Politics of Appearance
• When Students Encounter Death
• Youth Suicide